Vice President – Logistic Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Oversee all operational and strategic initiatives for designated sites

• Collaborate with site leaders, internal stakeholders, and key client representatives

• Serve as a point of contact between the organization and its clients

• Manage intricate customer relationships

• Evaluate and identify value-added services that align with customer needs through solution-oriented selling

• Develop long-term strategies for customer sites to enhance efficiency and operational economy while maximizing internal profits

• Discover new business opportunities and increase revenues through expanded scope, margins, and operational efficiencies

• Cultivate solid relationships with key customer representatives by actively listening and understanding their environments and market differentiators

• Create, sustain, and evaluate customer profiles, including business challenges, opportunities, information flow, competitive landscape, management review processes, and contract compliance

• Deliver comprehensive proposals and scalable, customer-specific value-added solutions

• Guide the implementation of company initiatives and site-specific change management efforts

• Analyze business profiles, indexes, KPI results, and additional data to promote upselling of solutions and drive operational enhancements

• Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodologies to inform decision-making and boost operational efficiency

• Mentor and develop Kenco operations personnel, focusing on training, leadership, project management, and the Kenco Operating System (KOS)

• Enforce corrective action plans and accountability from site and leadership team members

• Establish metrics that positively influence safety, quality, and financial performance

• Carry out other relevant responsibilities as assigned

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required; an M.B.A. is preferred

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in supply chain management is required

• Prior experience with ISO, FDA, DEA, FTZ, or EPA regulations is preferred for certain sites

• Lean Six Sigma and/or Supply Chain certification or training is preferred

• Knowledge of supply chain strategies, including dedicated transportation

• Strong customer relationship management skills with the ability to balance customer expectations while aligning with corporate objectives

• Excellent problem-solving skills, planning/organization abilities, and decision-making capabilities

• Proficient in professional communication, both verbal and written

• Strong interpersonal influence skills

• Ability to remain flexible and adapt to shifting priorities

• Understanding of cost control and growth management

• Proactive approach to employee relations matters

• In-depth knowledge of financial practices and accounting principles

• Capability to establish policies and procedures

• Ability to lead others effectively using a team-oriented approach

• Expected travel is approximately 25% or less

• A passport is not mandatory, but it is recommended

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance options including HSA, HRA, and FSA accounts

• Supplemental insurance including critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accidental injury coverage

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Basic life insurance and supplemental life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

• Paid parental leave

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Paid time off of approximately 2 weeks (accrual begins on Day 1 of employment)

• Employer-paid holidays totaling 10 days